China’s J-35 Stealth Fighter Comes to Pakistan

Reports say Pakistan is expected to receive the first batch of J-35 stealth fighters. If it happens, Pakistan would become the first foreign operator of China’s fifth-generation fighter. That would change the regional airpower race. Not someday. Now.

AVIC reveals the J-35AE export variant in state-linked footage. A full-scale export model appears publicly. For the first time, China’s stealth fighter looks ready for foreign buyers.

Reports say Pakistani pilots have started training in China for future induction. This is the quiet phase. Before aircraft arrive, pilots and systems have to move first.

Pakistani media reports that the air force has approved the purchase of around 40 aircraft. The number is not officially locked in public documents. But the direction is obvious: Pakistan wants fifth-generation capability fast.

China publicly displays the J-35A at Zhuhai. The fighter is no longer hidden. It becomes part of China’s message to the world, Beijing now has another stealth aircraft.

Pakistan Air Force leadership publicly speaks about acquiring Chinese fifth-generation fighters. The idea moves from rumor to strategic direction.

China tests a land-based version. This becomes the more relevant model for export. No carrier needed. Just airbases, stealth, and long-range strike potential.

A new carrier-based version takes flight. The project moves beyond prototype status. China begins shaping it into a serious fifth-generation platform.

China shows the fighter at Airshow China. The message is clear: this is not just for China. This is a fighter Beijing may one day sell.

The FC-31 makes its first flight. It starts as China’s second stealth fighter path. Not the J-20. Something smaller. Something built with export potential.